Epidemiological analysis of pesticide poisoning in western Anhui Province
10.19485/j.cnki.issn2096-5087.2018.03.011
- VernacularTitle:皖西地区农药中毒流行病学分析
- Author:
Lei LIU
1
;
Peng-Fei LI
;
Ting-Ting CHENG
;
Hai-Yan CHEN
;
Li-Guo MA
;
Hong-Juan CAO
;
Wan-Sheng ZHA
;
Bin FANG
Author Information
1. 六安市疾病预防控制中心
- Keywords:
Pesticides;
Poisoning;
Epidemiology;
Industrial poisoning
- From:
Journal of Preventive Medicine
2018;30(3):260-265
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To learn of the epidemiological characteristics of pesticide poisoning in western Anhui Province, and to provide the basis for control and prevention. Methods The pesticide poisoning report cards in western Anhui Province during 2006-2016 were collected from Occupational Disease and Occupational Health Information Monitoring System. Descriptive analysis was conducted on the general situation of pesticide poisoning, the distribution of three cases and the types of pesticide poisoning. Results There were totally 2993 cases with pesticide poisoning in western Anhui Province from 2006 to 2016, of which 280 cases (9.36%) were industrial poisoning and 2713 cases (90.64%) were non-industrial poisoning. The average annual incidence rate was 4.63/10000, and showed an increasing trend year by year (P<0.01) . One hundred cases died due to pesticide poisoning, and the fatality rate was 3.34%. Both the industrial and non-industrial poisoning cases were the highest in the third quarter (from July to September), accounting for 78.21% and 28.86% respectively. The cases of industrial poisoning were mainly distributed in 45-<55 years old group, and the non-industrial poisoning cases were mainly distributed in 35-<45 years old, accounting for 29.64% and 20.94% respectively. The number of cases of industrial poisoning and non-industrial poisoning was 2.33:1 and 1:1.57 respectively. The types of pesticide poisoning involve seven kinds of insecticides, fungicides and rodenticide, and organic phosphorus poisoning was accounted for 30.84%. The highest mortality rate of pesticide poisoning was bisultap (10.93%) . Conclusion The non-industrial pesticide poisoning is the main type in western Anhui Province of pesticide poisoning, and organ phosphorus insecticides are the main types of pesticide poisoning.